Kokoro: The Heart of Japan

M Shirota

Mar 7, 2012

Public Symposium and Concert

Kokoro public symposium & Concert

Time : March 6, 2013, Tuesday, 19:00

At : Kaufman Center Merkin Concert Hall 129 W. 67th Street, NYC

Ticket: $20 ( $10 for Students and Senior Citizens with Id)

Background:

Ms. Madoka Mayuzumi, a Haiku poet, spent a year in Paris as part of Japan's Cultural Envoy program, sponsored by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. Collaborating with Mr. Akira Senju, a composer, musical arranger, and producer, they composed a song dedicated to Fukushima. The piece was world-premiered by Japan's choral group Harmony "TOMO" and The Men's Glee Club of New York.

PART 1

LECTURE BY HAIKU POET MADOKA MAYUZUMI "JAPAN'S CULTURE OF SILENCE"

PART 2

PANEL DISCUSSION WITH JAPAN SCHOLARS

"CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF JAPAN'S POST-QUAKE RESPONSE"

PART 3

CHORAL CONCERT, WORLD PREMIERE OF "SONG FOR FUKUSHIMA" MUSIC BY AKIRA SENJU, LYRICS BY MADOKA MAYUZUMI